Brorrowed someones Finder SideKick Bass Amp.

Warning:it tured out to be user error... This is one of those things I don't like to admit too.

Ok, Last night it stoped working... Only the Red light and sound is when you tune it on am wounding if its my Cord that gone bad or is it the Amp that is dieing because it sucks. I should have a amp anyways by the end of the week. Should I get someone to look at the amp as well before returning it to the owner?

Do some basic troubleshooting. Try a different instrument. Try a new cord. Look for obvious things like a standby switch or mute button accidentally pushed in. If none of that then get the amp looked at by a repair guy. It is very uncool to borrow something and then return it broken - I'm sure you know that already. Good luck!

Do some basic troubleshooting. Try a different instrument. Try a new cord. Look for obvious things like a standby switch or mute button accidentally pushed in. If none of that then get the amp looked at by a repair guy. It is very uncool to borrow something and then return it broken - I'm sure you know that already. Good luck!

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Thanks am wounding if the guy I borrowed his Amp from has Another cord I Could test it with.

Nah!
just dump it off on the guys porch with a note saying that it quit working.

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Haha!

Ninja -- joke.

This is the problem with borrowing gear. It's now YOUR responsibility, because he did you a big favor -- and he needs it back, working, probably ASAP.

Call the dude -- tell him what's going on, and see if you can bring it over to him and have him check it out, see if you're doing something wrong. He knows his amp, has another bass and another cable, and probably another power cable.

If it's still having problems, offer to get it checked out by a professional, and fix it for him. Remember to be appropriately apologetic and humble. And don't wait around, just take care of it.

Personally, I would just take care of it. If he needs it back sooner, let him know what's going on. Probably the amp just gave out, not because of anything you did to it. But if I borrowed a working amp I'd want to return the same.

Ok, Last night it stoped working... Only the Red light and sound is when you tune it on am wounding if its my Cord that gone bad or is it the Amp that is dieing because it sucks. I should have a amp anyways by the end of the week. Should I get someone to look at the amp as well before returning it to the owner?

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Besides the above suggestions, another possibility is that the amp was already intermittently not working; perhaps the owner of it already is aware there is a problem with it?

Absolutely tell the owner before doing anything. It might be a problem he already knows about, in which case you might not be responsible. Just be honest and open about it, and work out a mutually satisfactory solution.

OP make sure that the speaker(s) are connected properly. Sometimes the connections to the speaker are made with clips that can vibrate off. the driver itself can be tested with a 9V battery across it's terminals. Should give you a hearty clunk from the driver.

This is the problem with borrowing gear. It's now YOUR responsibility, because he did you a big favor -- and he needs it back, working, probably ASAP.

Call the dude -- tell him what's going on, and see if you can bring it over to him and have him check it out, see if you're doing something wrong. He knows his amp, has another bass and another cable, and probably another power cable.

If it's still having problems, offer to get it checked out by a professional, and fix it for him. Remember to be appropriately apologetic and humble. And don't wait around, just take care of it.

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I know someone that can take a look at it. Plus I also know the person that sold it to him as well. Also I all Really let the guy know about what is happening to also.